Dr. Raymond Osarogiagbon, chief scientist for Baptist Memorial Health Care and director of the Multidisciplinary Thoracic Oncology Program and the Thoracic Oncology Research Group at Baptist Cancer Center, has been named a fellow of the American Society of Clinical Oncology.
FASCO recognizes ASCO members for their extraordinary volunteer service, significant contributions to the specialty of oncology and extraordinary dedication to improving outcomes for cancer patients. Osarogiagbon was one of 50 members worldwide to earn the FASCO designation in 2024.
Osarogiagbon has been a member of ASCO since 2002. His roles with ASCO have included serving as chair of the ASCO Research Committee from 2023–24 and chair of the 2024 ASCO Quality Symposium.
At Baptist, Dr. Osarogiagbon spearheads the Mid-South Miracle, a multifaceted initiative comprising seven components to reduce lung cancer deaths in the Mid-South 25 percent by 2030. A community oncologist, Osarogiagbon serves as primary investigator for the Baptist Memorial Health Care/Mid-South Minority Underserved NCI Community Oncology Research Program. He is also a research professor at Vanderbilt University.